‹ Hits Allowed · Thursday, June 18, 2026
STL @ KC Hits Allowed matchups · Thursday, June 18, 2026
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
6–14
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
◆ Kauffman StadiumElevation 856 ftCenter Field 410 ft☀ 76°F Partly CloudyWind 7 mph, L To R
Matthew Liberatore · LHP
Pitcher hits allowed Rate24.3% Hits / BF
vs LHB24.6%
vs RHB24.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.1%
How often he gives up hits allowed to the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload21.9 BF
Expected batters faced21.9
From recent starts8
How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.
Projection5.5 H
Expected hits allowed — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.
Hits Allowed Line · O/U 5.5we lean Under
BookOverUnder
BOVBovada-110-130
DKDraftKings-107-124
We project 5.5 H vs the 5.5 line — leaning Under. Display only — not betting advice.
KC lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Lane Thomas (R)20.8%3.0 PA
2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)27.3%3.0 PA
3Jac Caglianone (L)25.1%3.0 PA
4Starling Marte (R)22.7%2.9 PA
5Salvador Perez (R)21.5%2.0 PA
6Carter Jensen (L)23.9%2.0 PA
7Nick Loftin (R)22.4%2.0 PA
8Isaac Collins (R)20.2%2.0 PA
9Michael Massey (L)22.9%2.0 PA
Noah Cameron · LHP
Pitcher hits allowed Rate22.5% Hits / BF
vs LHB23.7%
vs RHB21.7%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.1%
How often he gives up hits allowed to the batters he faces, by hand.
Workload22.5 BF
Expected batters faced22.5
From recent starts8
How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.
Projection5.1 H
Expected hits allowed — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.
Hits Allowed Line · O/U 5.5we lean Under
BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM-125-105
BOVBovada-130-110
DKDraftKings-125-106
FANFanatics-120-120
We project 5.1 H vs the 5.5 line — leaning Under. Display only — not betting advice.
STL lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1JJ Wetherholt (L)23.3%3.0 PA
2Iván Herrera (R)22.5%3.0 PA
3Jordan Walker (R)25.6%3.0 PA
4Nelson Velázquez (R)24.3%3.0 PA
5Alec Burleson (L)19.8%2.5 PA
6Masyn Winn (R)22.7%2.0 PA
7Blaze Jordan (R)22.5%2.0 PA
8José Fermín (R)24.5%2.0 PA
9Pedro Pagés (R)22.4%2.0 PA